Boden is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Boden typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Boden, ~14% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Boden compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Boden leans more Republican than 38 of 92 neighbors.
Boden runs about 49 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Boden leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Boden, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 2% of adults in Boden hold a bachelor's degree, about 21 points below the Ohio average of 23%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 89% of residents in Boden drive to work alone, above 91% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Boden, OH sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Boden looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 97% of households in Boden own their home, about 20 points above the Ohio average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- College Hill, OH R+58
- Guernsey, OH R+64
- North Salem, OH R+64
- Cambridge, OH R+40
- New Concord, OH R+43
- Cassell, OH R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Murphy City, MN D+5
- Muldrow, MS R+3
- Cooperstown Junction, NY R+27
- Flora, OR R+46
- Conesville, NY R+37
- Kipahulu, HI D+35
- Brooklyn, WA R+27
- Gravesville, WI R+52
- Red Oak, MO R+73
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Ohio Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.